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mookers:
i have always had the belief that Grandaddy is (was :c) the best band in the universe. their sound is chill and lonely and content, but deeply excited. and occasionally they are Arm of Roger and the Pussy Song if anyone knows what i am talking about.

Fortnight:

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--- Quote from: fortnight ---you might not want to go alienating people who's honest sentiment is that such people as Bob Dylan are their 'YOUR music'.
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this is taking it a bit literally i feel. i think he means that it is a band which whenever you hear them, you are sure that you enjoy them just a little bit more than everyone else. it might not be true but sometimes art and culture can inspire such emotional response.
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Yeah, y'know, I am de seeings what you mean. I think I might have gone and missed the point of that statement.

Scytale:
Theres three bands for me that fit that category for me. Nargaroth, Judas Iscariot and Opeth.

I don't know how to describe Nargaroth, Kanwulf is one of the most dedicated and commited Musicians I know and he writes some of the most beautiful, enganging and emotional music I've heard. When I listen to the song Manchmal Wenn Sie Shlaft (Sometimes When she Sleeps) off of he's 2003 master peice Geliebete Des Regens  (Beloved of the Rain) I get tears in my eyes and I don't even understand the words he's saying (their in German) the music is that powerfull. I don't know any other artist who can write a 17 minute song with only two riffs in it and keep me that engaged. I first heard this album when I was going through a difficult time in my life and it helped me get through it so I'm forever greatful for that.

Kanwulf's other records are excellent as well, each album has a different sound on it. Herbstelyd he's first album released in 1998 5 years after Nargaroth was formed contains some of the best Keyboards and samples I've heard, with some excellent tracks like   Amarok - Zorn Des Lammes and the title track.  The "Fuck Off Nowadays Black Metal" demo is a BM "Kvlt" classic which contains one awesome track (Shall we Begin) as is he's next release the seminal 2001 release "Black Metal Ist Krieg" While the album cover and title are a source of much amusment for some people, (see Khar's avatar). The album is Kanwulf's tribute to the Black Metal scene, it contains four very well done covers, my favorite is 'Far Beyond The Stars' by the relativly obscure band Azhubham Haani. The other four tracks are all very different, Erik May you Rape the Angel's is dedicated to Grimm the former drummer of Immortal and Borknager, a close friend of Kanwulf's who commited suicide. The Amarok trilogy (started on Herbstelyd) raps up on this album and the track Sever Tears are Flowing to the River, is some great foreshadowing of what was to come on Gelebiete Des Regens. He's latest album 'Prosatanica Shooting Angels' which was released late in 2004  is Kanwulf condemning the modern BM scene, the back of the recordsleeve has the words "No Darkthrone Fan". It also contains one of the greatest song titles every the wittily named "Love is Always over With Ejacultaion"

Well since I crapped on for ages about Nargaroth I'll keep the other two brief if I can. Judas Iscariot, put simply is the greatest band to come out of America period. Like Nargaroth Judas Iscariot is a one man project, this time belonging to Akhenanten, Akhenanten is a self procalimed nihilist and most of the early lyrics at least revolve around Nietzsche and Heidigger. From the first album "The Cold Earth Slept Below" in 1995 onwards Akhenanten basically put out 5 perfect albums in a row culminating with what is probably he's most well known work "Heaven in Flames". After a relatively long break in which a few split relases and an EP were put out JI returned in 2002 with their last ever album "To Embrace The Corpses Bleeding" Akhenanten was inspired by a trip to Kronstadt in Romania where he visited the site of a masacre of 30,000 poeple who died at the hands of Vlad Tepes on Saint Bartholomew's night in 1460. The events inspired him to write a concept album based on the events of that night and the result is he's greatest album. It contains several excellent tracks including "Spectral Dance of the Macabre", "Terror from the Eastern Skies" and the excellent "In the Valley of Death I am Their King". After the album Akhenanten announced he was disbanding JI saying he had achieved everything he wanted to with the band.

The Last Band for me is Opeth, unlike the other two bands Opeth are not Black metal and they consist of more then 1 member. Many people classify Opeth in different ways, some people call them Melodic Death Metal but I disagree with this, to me they are more of a prog band with DM influences. I'm sure many people on this forum are familiar with them, they are truly an amazing band for me their first three albums "Orchid", "Morningrise" and "My Arms Your Hearse" are all master pieces, their other albums whilst good don't quite reach the same heights.

Their debut Orchid has an almost Jazzy sought of feel to it and many excellent tracks, Mikael doesn't use he's clean voice very much in this album, if I recall correctly its only used briefly in one track. The stands outs for me from it are "The Apostle in Triumph", "The Twilght is my Robe" and the beautiful piano instrumental "Silhouette".

Morningrise is my favorite Opeth album and to me it has a pretty folky feel to it. It contains my favorite Opeth song "The Night and the Silent Water" a song Mikael wrote about the death of he's grandfather. The last  5 minutes or so of this song is some of the most beautiful music I've ever heard. The last track on this album "To Bid you Farewell" is almost entirely acoustic and is the first Opeth song to be done entitirely with Mikaels clean singing. Their newest album Ghost Reveries has a similar feel to this album for me.

Lastly My Arms Your Hearse, is the first Opeth concept album. The Lyrics are very good on this album, probably not as good as the lyrics on the next album "Still Life" but damn close. My Favorite tracks from this album are "April Ethereal", "When" and "Credence". This album was huge for me when I was at high school and I basically wore out my first copy of this cd from playing it so much. The reissue which I own now contains two cover songs stuck on as 'bonus tracks' at the end, which annoy me a bit as they break up the continuity of the albums concept a bit. It's really annoying to sit through the really mellow ending of Epilogue to then get jarred out of the mood by the heavish Celtic Frost cover 'Circle of the Tyrants'.  I saw Opeth live on their Black Water park tour a few years later, Alchemist opened for them and its one of the best concerts I've seen.

KharBevNor:
Actually, Judas Iscariot are pretty fucking bitching. I never got as much in to Nargaroth, but, for the record, I don't deride Kanwulf for the BLACK METAL IST KRIEG! shit. Actually, if anything, I love him for it. Like with Immortal and, well, everything they've ever done. Actually, when I think clearly about it, I think very few things are derideable or 'sad'. Actually, sad used in that sense is one of my least favourite words. Actually, the only thing I really think is 'sad' is being trendy. Do your own thing, or, as old Marty put it:

"Stand your ground behind the times -
and refuse to follow fashion.
Write your poetry with anger,
(and then sing it with a passion)."


@Fortnight: I have much love for Bob Dylan and The Beatles. Of course they can be 'YOUR music' as it were, but I was trying to...oh, you know.

Scytale:
Sorry, I wasn't trying to imply that you were making fun of it or anything, merely pointing out the ongoing jokes about the album title that abounds on the net.  Theres a pretty interesting interview with Kanwulf on this http://herbstleyd.he.funpic.org/articles_int9.htm talks about he's views on the BM scene etc.

I have to ask you about Sol Invictus now, I'm pretty curious about their sound now. I've heard of this band quite a few times but I've never checked them out, any reccomendations for a starting point, what do they sound like, all I know is their often lumped together with people like Boyd Rice and bands like Death in June under the 'neofolk' label. How similar are they to these sought of bands?

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